# Projects

> Every business you work on is a project. Start new ones from the dashboard, rename them, switch between them, and delete the ones you no longer need.

A project is one business idea and everything that belongs to it: the canvas, the roadmap of phases, and the chat for each phase. Nothing carries over between projects, so a side idea deserves a project of its own. There is no limit on how many you can have.

*A project card shows the phase you are in and how far the roadmap has come.*

## The dashboard

The dashboard lists your projects, most recently active first. Each card shows the phase you are in and how far along the roadmap is. Click a card to open the project, and use the house button in the project's topbar to come back. The dots button on a card renames or deletes the project.

## Starting a project

Click **Start something new** at the bottom of the dashboard and describe what you want to build. If you would rather not write anything yet, **Start project** and **Brainstorm ideas** send a ready-made first message.

*The Start something new box. What you type becomes the first message of the new project.*

A project started here has no roadmap yet, so it opens in a planning conversation. Buildpad gathers the picture of the idea, helps you set a goal, and runs Ultraplan to lay out the phases, the same way sign-up did for your first project. See [Phases](https://buildpad.io/docs/phases). The project gets a name like **My second project** until you rename it.

> **Tip:** Not sure yet what to build? Start the project with **Brainstorm ideas**. Buildpad turns the first phase into **Find an idea** and digs through what you already know before anything gets planned. See [Finding an idea](https://buildpad.io/docs/finding-an-idea).

## Renaming a project

From the dashboard, open the dots menu on the card and choose **Rename**. Inside a project, click the name in the topbar and type the new one. Collaborators can rename a project too.

## Deleting a project

Only the project owner can delete a project. Open the dots menu on the card, choose **Delete**, and confirm. The project and everything in it is gone for good, including its websites, and collaborators lose access at the same moment. If you are a collaborator and want out, use **Leave project** in the project's **Share** menu instead. See [Collaboration](https://buildpad.io/docs/collaboration).